#!/usr/bin/env python
from distutils.core import setup
-import sys
+# python2 or python3 ?
+import sys
PY2 = sys.version_info[0] == 2
-with open('VERSION') as f:
- version_tag = f.read().strip()
+# read version
+# while cleaning up version.py might just not be there
+#try:
+# from nepi.util.version import version_tag
+#except:
+# version_tag = 'cleaningup'
+from nepi.util.version import version_tag
+
+# read licence info
with open("COPYING") as f:
license = f.read()
with open("README.md") as f: